The Thrill of Victory/The Agony of Defeat

The Thrill of Victory/The Agony of Defeat, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Hello internet. Have you missed me? I been a bit busy lately. Here's a painting I just finished. It was inspired a by a couple of quick sketches I had done recently. Enjoy!

15"x10" Acrylic on gessoed illustration board

Michael Caine

Michael Caine, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Had some more down-time at work today, so I popped out another quick drawing. Today's subject: Michael Caine (based on this photo)

Sakura & Pitt brush pens, 0.3 Staedtler pigment liner.

Speed Kills

I was taking a break from programming at work today and knocked out a couple of quick sketches.

Sakura & Pitt brush pens in a Moleskine notebook.

Who Hub

The folks at Who Hub invited me to share some of my thoughts about art. If you're interested, you can check it out here. Hopefully I don't come off sounding like a complete jack-ass.

Something for the Ladies...

, originally uploaded by hairCheeze.

Lisa and I had our Halloween party last night. It was a blast. I think everybody had a great time. The photo above is by my friend Donna. I was modeling the Star Wars sheets Lisa gave me for my b-day.

You can see more of Donna's party pics here. You can see mine here.

WIP - Dia de los Dragsters Sketch

Dia de los Dragsters Sketch, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

During my trip to Mexico, I got very inspired by the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) art I saw. I drew this in the resort lobby on a rainy afternoon. I thought it would be funny to do a hotrod bandito. I may have to turn this into a finished piece at some point in time. The guys working at the resort seemed to like it and said it was "¡Mas Macho!".

FYI- Dia de los Muertos is on November 2nd this year.

Hermit

Hermit, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Back from my trip to Mexico. Took a picture of this little guy at Xel-Ha, south of Playa Del Carmen.

I should be back to posting in the next day or two!

WIP-Space Peril! Color Study

WIP-Space Peril! Color Study, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Here's a peak at a quick color study I did in Photoshop for the Space Peril painting I'm working on. Just trying to work out the lighting and basic color scheme.

I'm heading down to Mexico for a little R&R on the beach. I'll be back and posting in a week or so. Until then, I'm signing out. Cheers!

WIP-Space Peril!

WIP-Space Peril!, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

This is the preliminary drawing for my next painting. Gotta love hot space ladies in dire peril from alien forces. :)

12" x 17" Pencil on illustration board.

We Need Each Other opening and art...

The Oh No! Doom- We Need Each Other show opening Saturday night had a fantastic turnout. I wish I could have stayed longer. The top 2 images are my two pieces from the show, and the rest are from the opening.
Click on the images to see them larger and read the descriptions.

Dogfight

Today's Inspiration has had a great series this week on the artists that used to do the covers for the British war comics and paperbacks. It inspired me to do this piece.

Leif Peng does a fantastic job of researching and sharing the work of amazing illustrators whose work you've most likely seen, but never knew anything about. He also collaborates with other illustration enthusiasts to bring us, in my opinion, one of the best blogs about illustration out there.

9" x 12" Ink on Smooth Bristol with digital color.
(click the image to see it larger)

We Need Each Other...

OhNo!Doom Presents :: We Need Each Other on Vimeo, originally uploaded by fathøm.

The Oh No! Doom boys put together a rather snazzy promo video for the show that's opening on Saturday. Go check it out. One of my paintings is featured. It's the one in the top right corner. I'll be posting my paintings on Sunday after the opening.

Check out the video here.

We Need Each Other

We Need Each Other, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Here's the flyer for a show I'm in with a ton of other talented artists. The opening is Saturday, October 11 at the Oh No! Doom gallery in Chicago. Hope to see you there!

Witchy Corn on Threadless

Witchy Corn on Threadless, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Howdy Folks! One of my designs is in the running over at Threadless. Please help me out and go vote! Because everyone needs a spooky shirt for Halloween.

Click here to go vote!

Thanks!

Urban Legend

This is my second piece for an upcoming Halloween theme art show in Austin. I also did a color version that I might do a print of.

9" x 12" Ink on illustration board
9" x 12" Ink on illustration board with digital color

Meet the Gruesomes

Meet the Gruesomes, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

The Gruesomes. The Flintstones creepy next door neighbors.
This a painting I did for a Halloween theme art show in Austin, TX. It will be up in Amy's Ice Cream at 6th & Lamar.

15" x 20" acrylic on illustration board

Gruesome Teaser

Gruesome Teaser, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Here's a teaser from a work-in-progress I'm doing for a Halloween theme show in Austin. The show will go up on October 2nd, and the opening will be the 23rd. I'll post again with more details. (Bonus points if you can figure out what the hell this is from)

*Update*- I added an iPhone wallpaper version of this you can get here.

USAF Pin-Up

USAF Pin-Up, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

For our boys flying the not-so-friendly skies.

9"x12" Ink on Bristol w/ Digital Color.

Witchy Corn

Witchy Corn, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Some more Halloween goodness for ya!

9"x12" Ink on Bristol, Digital Color.

Head in a Jar

Head in a Jar, originally uploaded by manlyartjpc.

Drawing I did for a Halloween Party Invite. Woohoo! Halloween is on it's way!

Ink on smooth bristol. Digital color.